Psychology Clinic

Youth Services

The UNCG Psychology Clinic specialized in empirically-based assessment and treatment approaches. We offer a variety of services for children and adolescents, including diagnostic evaluation and assessment, family and group therapy, and individual therapy. Click on the links to the left to find out more about these services.

Individual Therapy

Our clinic specializes in therapeutic interventions and strategies that are supported by research. During individual therapy, a therapist would typically meet with the youth and/or caregivers for an hour once a week to address goals that are developed collaboratively and target the youth and family’s specific needs. Treatment is available for a range of problems and issues for children and adolescents including:

AD/HD

Anxiety

Autism Spectrum & Asperger’s Disorder

Behavioral Problems

Depression/Mood Swings

Family Difficulties

Parenting Skills

Parent/Teen Communication

School Difficulties

Social Problems

Tourette’s and Tic Disorders

Family & Caregivers

Family members are an important part of treatment for youth. We offer a range of supportive services to family members who are concerned about a child they are raising. Services include helping parents learn skills to effectively manage ADHD, other behavior problems, and developmental disabilities in the home. We also offer therapy for parent-child communication problems or for families who would like a stronger relationship with their teenager. Lastly, we often provide short-term and longer-term therapy for families who have experienced a difficult event associated with grief and loss, or situations such as divorce or remarriage, to assist the family as a unit through the transition and/or adjustment phase.

Group Therapy

Groups are unique experiences that allow for multiple children with common challenges to meet together with trained therapists. Groups allow for a shared and supportive experience with others, while also developing skills and learning new ways to cope. They typically meet for 90 minutes on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. Recent groups for youth include:

Social Skills and Friendship Groups for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for teens wanting to increase healthy ways to control emotions and learn how to cope with distressing situations

Parent support groups for caregivers of children with Asperger’s/Autism Spectrum Disorders

Assessments

Assessment is commonly a part of therapeutic services to determine needs or monitor progress. However, youth may need more formal evaluations to help diagnose emotional, behavioral, developmental or learning needs. Our clinic utilizes assessment measures, tests, and interviews that are developed and supported by research. Evaluations take place across one or more appointments that are 1-3 hours in length each.

Full Psychological Evaluations:

Each evaluation is tailored to address the referral question and current difficulties you have when seeking the service

May include diagnostic assessment of emotional, behavioral, developmental and learning needs

Families receive a written report as well as face-to-face feedback about results and recommendations

Learning Disorder (LD) Testing:

Involves testing aptitude and achievement to determine if there are weaknesses that affect reading, writing, or mathematics

Used for educational settings to document difficulties and to request accommodations

Families receive a written report as well as face-to-face feedback about results and recommendations

Academically Gifted Evaluations:

Meets Guilford County School requirements for helping to determine eligibility for Academically Gifted placement.

Meets Guilford County School requirements for helping to determine eligibility for attending Kindergarten early (prior to age 5). Interested families should contact the school’s principal to discuss the needed tests and requirements prior to testing.